Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Extension of Coronavirus Support) Bill 2020

Summary

Amends the: Social Security Act 1991 to: extend the COVID-19 supplement to 31 March 2021 for all persons in receipt of youth allowance, including full time students and new apprentices; extend the temporary COVID-19 qualification rules for jobseeker payment and youth allowance to 31 March 2021; end the COVID-19 exemptions from the liquid assets test waiting period and assets tests from 1 January 2021; and temporarily enable the minister to determine modifications to specified provisions of the social security law in response to COVID-19; Farm Household Support Act 2014 and Social Security Act 1991 to provide that the COVID-19 supplement and the exemptions from the ordinary waiting period, newly arrived resident's waiting period and seasonal work preclusion period cannot be extended beyond 31 March 2021; and Social Security Act 1991 and Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 to introduce a discretionary power to extend the principal home exemption temporary absence provisions for the purposes of the social security and veterans' entitlements assets tests. Also permits jobkeeper information provided to Services Australia on or before 28 March 2021 to continue to be used after that date.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	12 Nov 2020
Second reading moved	12 Nov 2020
Second reading debate	01 Dec 2020
Second reading debate	02 Dec 2020
Second reading agreed to	02 Dec 2020
Consideration in detail debate	02 Dec 2020
Third reading agreed to	02 Dec 2020

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	03 Dec 2020
Second reading moved	03 Dec 2020
Second reading debate	10 Dec 2020
Second reading agreed to	10 Dec 2020
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 1 Opposition agreed to	10 Dec 2020
Third reading agreed to	10 Dec 2020

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House disagreed to Senate amendment	10 Dec 2020

Senate
Consideration of House of Reps message Details: Senate did not insist on its amendment	10 Dec 2020


Finally passed both Houses	10 Dec 2020
Assent Act no: 140 Year: 2020	17 Dec 2020

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Non-Government
BURNEY, Linda, MP

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 1160]
SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

Australian Greens [sheet 1124]
SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

Opposition [sheet 1164 revised]
PRATT, Sen Louise

Opposition [sheet 1162]
PRATT, Sen Louise

Opposition [sheet 1161]
PRATT, Sen Louise

Opposition [sheet 1149]
PRATT, Sen Louise

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendment made by the Senate

Schedule of the amendment made by the Senate to which the House of Representatives has disagreed

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (12/11/2020): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (27/11/2020)
Considered by scrutiny committee (02/12/2020): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 2 of 2021
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

Helpful information

Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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